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Jim Furyk

Jim Furyk (born May 12, 1970 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American golfer, known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing. In May 2006 he reached the top five in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. [1]

Biography

His early years were spent in the Pittsburgh suburbs learning the game from his father, who was head pro at Uniontown Country Club near Pittsburgh. He graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1988 where he was a standout basketball player in addition to being a state champion golfer. He attended the University of Arizona and turned professional in 1992.

Furyk won at least one tournament each year on the PGA TOUR between 1998 and 2003. At the time, this was the second best streak of winning seasons behind Tiger Woods and he made the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2004 he only played in fourteen events after missing three months due to surgery to repair cartilage damage in his wrist and he fell out of the top hundred on the money list, but he returned to good form in 2005 and regained his top ten ranking, again winning a PGA TOUR event in that year and in 2006.

Furyk's biggest win to date came on June 16, 2003, when he tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in US Open history to win his first major championship.

The only instructor he has ever used is his dad, Mike Furyk, which may account for his unusual swing. His caddy is Fluff Cowan, who was Tiger Woods' caddy for his first couple of years as a professional.

PGA TOUR wins

  • 1995 Las Vegas Invitational
  • 1996 United Airlines Hawaiian Open
  • 1998 Las Vegas Invitational
  • 1999 Las Vegas Invitational
  • 2000 Doral-Ryder Open
  • 2001 Mercedes Championships
  • 2002 Memorial Tournament
  • 2003 US Open, Buick Open
  • 2005 Cialis Western Open
  • 2006 Wachovia Championship

Furyk's major championship is shown in bold.

Other professional wins

  • 1993 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic (Nike Tour)
  • 1997 Argentine Open
  • 1998 Fred Meyer Challenge (with David Duval)
  • 2003 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
  • 2005 Nedbank Golf Challenge (South Africa - unofficial event)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T29 T28 4 T14 T14 T6 CUT 4 DNP 28 T22
U.S. Open T28 DNP T5 T5 T14 T17 60 T62 CUT 1 T48 T28
The Open Championship DNP DNP T44 4 T4 T10 T41 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP T13 T17 T6 CUT T8 T72 T7 9 T18 CUT T34

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

National team appearances

  • Ryder Cup: 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004
  • The Presidents Cup: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005
  • World Cup: 2003

References

  1. ^ Jim Furyk climbs to World No.5 golftoday.co.uk, 8 May 2006.
 

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